YOUNG SOCT.LISTS WANT SOCIALIST POLICIES
The resolutions for this year's annual National Conference of the Y.O< (the 4th) show that despite all the efforts of the Transport House appointed full time youth officers the Young Socialists remain well on the left of the party. The organisation resolutions have, as usual, the main omphasis on democracy, Waltonon Thames and Bootle both call for the right to formulate policy and for Y.S. control over its press and officers, Kingston on Thames wants Y.S. National Committee to run its National Conference, and South Gast Ham calls for democratic control of New Advance. On the humorous: side there is a call for a change of name by the Party to Social Democratic Party by Kings Lynn in order to be "more attractive to the middle class,"
Ten resolutions appcar under "United Nations!" and another calls for support of UNA, and 3 ask for Labour support for a United Nations International Force, Threo are critical . of National Committee members who have 'failed to reaffirm support for UNO' — Huddersfield, South Bedfordshire and South Galing, Two link the call for support of UNO with admission of China — from Norwich North and Stowmarket. It appears likely that certain elements hope to split the left on the issue of UNO at annual conference. Many left wingers in face of Tory hostility towards UNO feel that to criticise UNO puts one in the same camp as the right wing of the Tory party. Those on the left who consider that, in goneral, UNO is an instrument of U.S. foreign policy — witness Korea and the Congo ~ will have to combine political explanation with sticking to principles,
Conscription brings forth the next big batch of resolutions — vight (see page 14 for details) showing both the concern and opposition which the overwhelming majority of Y.S. feel on this matter, Orpington wants to go back to Malthus when it calls for underdeveloped countries to introduce legislation on birth control. A more healthy note is struck by the three calls for the Labour Party to take action against the South African Government from Ayr, Hastings and Gloucester, Crewe urges people not to take their ~ holidays in Spain and Portugal, and Dumfrics demands the release of political prisoners in Aden.
Fourteen resolutions appear on Immigration, 13 of which condemn the Tory Colour Bar Immigration Bill, but one, from Barons Court Young Socialists(?), calls for the restriction of immigration, Six condemn the Parliamentary Labour Party for not opposing the renewal of the Tony Acts Wigan, South Gast Leicester, North Hammersmith, Brentford and Chiswick, Farnworth and Wallasey.
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